Rigveda 3.40

HYMN XL. INDRA. · ९ गाथिनो विश्वामित्रः। इन्द्रः। गायत्री।

3.40.1

इन्द्र॑ त्वा वृष॒भं व॒यं सु॒ते सोमे॑ हवामहे | स पा॑हि॒ मध्वो॒ अन्ध॑सः ||

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3.40.1

इन्द्र॑ त्वा वृष॒भं व॒यं सु॒ते सोमे॑ हवामहे | स पा॑हि॒ मध्वो॒ अन्ध॑सः ||

THEE, Indra, we invoke, the Bull, what time the Soma is expressed. So drink thou of the savoury juice.

3.40.2

इन्द्र॑ क्रतु॒विदं॑ सु॒तं सोमं॑ हर्य पुरुष्टुत | पिबा वृ॑षस्व॒ तातृ॑पिम् ||

Indra, whom many laud, accept the strength-conferring Soma juice: Quaff, pour down drink that satisfies.

3.40.3

इन्द्र॒ प्र णो॑ धि॒तावा॑नं य॒ज्ञं विश्वे॑भिर्दे॒वेभि॑: | ति॒र स्त॑वान विश्पते ||

Indra, with all the Gods promote our wealth-bestowing sacrifice, Thou highly-lauded Lord of men.

3.40.4

इन्द्र॒ सोमा॑: सु॒ता इ॒मे तव॒ प्र य॑न्ति सत्पते | क्षयं॑ च॒न्द्रास॒ इन्द॑वः ||

Lord of the brave, to thee proceed these drops of Soma juice expressed, The bright drops to thy dwelling-place.

3.40.5

द॒धि॒ष्वा ज॒ठरे॑ सु॒तं सोम॑मिन्द्र॒ वरे॑ण्यम् | तव॑ द्यु॒क्षास॒ इन्द॑वः ||

Within thy belly, Indra, take juice, Soma the most excellent: Thine are the drops celestial.

3.40.6

गिर्व॑णः पा॒हि न॑: सु॒तं मधो॒र्धारा॑भिरज्यसे | इन्द्र॒ त्वादा॑त॒मिद्यश॑: ||

Drink our libation, Lord of hymns: with streams of meath thou art bedewed Our glory, Indra, is thy gift.

3.40.7

अ॒भि द्यु॒म्नानि॑ व॒निन॒ इन्द्रं॑ सचन्ते॒ अक्षि॑ता | पी॒त्वी सोम॑स्य वावृधे ||

To Indra go the treasures of the worshipper, which never fail: He drinks the Soma and is strong

3.40.8

अ॒र्वा॒वतो॑ न॒ आ ग॑हि परा॒वत॑श्च वृत्रहन् | इ॒मा जु॑षस्व नो॒ गिर॑: ||

From far away, from near at hand, O Vṛtra-slayer, come to us: Accept the songs we sing to thee.

3.40.9

यद॑न्त॒रा प॑रा॒वत॑मर्वा॒वतं॑ च हू॒यसे॑ | इन्द्रे॒ह तत॒ आ ग॑हि ||

When from the space between the near and far thou art invoked by us, Thence, Indra. come thou hitherward.